The unlit path leading through the jungle and up to Chichen-Itza was crowded with a processional of people walking up to the archaeological ruins. The ...
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What Is Culture?
The other day, someone asked via twitter "What is culture?" It was asked in the context of travel, in the sub-context of cultural travel. ...
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18, Villa Seurat
Breakfast, chez moi. Strong coffee with hot milk, two or three delicious warm croissants with sweet butter, and a touch of jam. And with the breakfast ...
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Two Trees
Twins are rare. Unless you are a member of my family and then they are not. Which always has made seeing doubles of things something to be noticed, ...
A Day On The Wine Train
Californians live within a car culture. For as much as we complain about having had to wait too long for our European style high speed trains to be ...
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Five Reasons To Visit Paris
Paris has changed quite a bit in the twenty-five years that I've been visiting her. She is becoming more of a global city, influenced not ...
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The Berlin Wall Images
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I Shall Trip The Light Fantastic
Did you know I used to be a dancer? I studied Congolese dancing for fifteen years. Did you just spit when you read that? Did you think I was going ...
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Virtual World: Chinese Culture
There is so much history in China, its kind of silly to think that a post like this can, in any way represent Chinese culture. So, it doesn't. In a ...
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Virtual World: Mont-Saint-Michel
I've spent my fair share of time in France over four extended stays in the country and I've not yet had the chance to go to Mont-Saint-Michel. Call me ...